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Today I thought I might as well fix up the wire harnesses for the tractor and engine. I use these sealed 9 pin connectors that I sourced on ebay. They are the same as the OEM connectors but use seals on the wires and a gasket between the connectors. 9 pin connector cut off of engine harness. One new terminal installed. All new terminals installed. 9 pin connector on engine harness complete. Of course I removed the charge wire from the 9 pin and routed it to the battery cable connection at the starter solenoid through a sealed 30A fuse. Now onto the tractor wire harness. here is the way the 9 pin looked when removed. 9 pin on tractor harness replaced. Now I modified the wire harness to suit me. Seat switch has been removed due to my getting my butt off of the seat on steep hills so I can't use it. Neutral switch has been removed because my foot control returns to neutral position automatically Parking brake switch has been eliminated because I can't push down the foot control pedal with it on anyways. Here is the harness complete and ready to be installed.

Here's a copy & paste from a thread back in May '24: My own beginnings with Garden Tractors go back to my maternal "Grammy and Grampa". The local dealer to them was IHC Cub Cadet equipment. They had a yellow and white tractor back in the 70s and traded that in for a red Cub Cadet (682,782?) around 1980. My own history with Wheelhorse in particular goes back only to fall 2016. Trina and I needed a physically heavier machine for pulling heavy stuff. Sooooooooo many usages and at least 20+ Tractors have gone through our shop since. Nowadays we consider our Wheelhorses and implements to be a permanent part of our tool set for our lives. Memories? Many! Some challenging. ALL good. ************************************************** Trina now has 6 of her own mid 60s short frame light weight tractors. I have maybe 8 or 9 in various stages, all from 1974 to 1984. And of course we share the Wally Digger Backhoe. Our Wheelhorses as machinery have become an integral part of our lives. From our original need of pulling heavy stuff to the several types of OE and aftermarket implements we now have we've kept adding to the immense usefulness of the Herd. We've built an entire work shop of 10 x 40 for our equipment upkeep. Mostly Wheelhorses. Many many tools and supplies. We have our own Parts dept. Lots of both new and used items. We've built tractors for friends and for my father. My father @Qball has since passed on to that Great Tractor Playground in the Sky. R. I. P. 💜 We now have inherited that tractor and bought back the one we built for friends. We've been to shows and gatherings over the years and made great friends. We bought a large enough utility trailer to haul SIX tractors if desired. Gotta have a good showing at the gatherings ya know... Trina's been creating the Wheelhorse Redsquare Calendar for a few years now and really enjoys the project. We've received and sent gifts of small parts all the way to whole project tractors. Sharing the sickness is definitely a favorite part of mine. The BBT aka Trina and I are looking forward to many more years of Wheelhorses at work, in maintenance, in project, etc... and the people that we visit... all because of a few tractors. THANK YOU!! To Karl & Mike and everyone else who make this entire lifestyle so easily accomplished.

My addiction started in 2022 when we brought our 702 out of storage an got it running in May. It was also then that I learned that if everything aligns just right and you're sitting in front of the carb, you can get a fireball shot at your face.(I have experience with that because of that) My brother and I drove that tractor around for a year or so just pulling a wagon around and just having fun. Then in 2023, we went to Legoland in New York and on the way home mom and dad surprised us with the Wheel Horse Collectors Club show on the way home on Thursday. We got a few parts there such as a flat bar hitch, mower blades for a 32 inch deck and then this year when the deck was leaving stripes in the middle, we realized it is a 36 inch deck, hood knobs, and I forget if we got anything else. Then we were driving the 702 around one day and it started making all sorts of weird clanging noises. When we checked the oil afterwards, we realized there was barely any in it. We got very worried that we blew up the engine but it turned out the flywheel was just cracked and the nut was loose. Sometime in the same week as the noises, we got our first 854. We took that and the 702 to last year's show. We came home with a 1257 from last year's show. Then the one day dad said something about there being a forum for the Wheel Horses. Then I was messing around on it a little bit and the first post I made was on dad's account but I asked @dmoore what size and brand tri ribs were on his 854. Then I would occasionally go on his account and read other peoples' posts. Then this year in January, I asked him if it was free to be a member because I wanted to become a member of my own. Then a few weeks ago I was gifted with supporter status by @ebinmaine which I was very surprised and happy about. All this time, I have been amazed by how kind and helpful everyone on this forum has been.

I am not a fan of social media per sé, but RedSquare is a whole different story. I have enjoyed this forum since 2009. Plenty of knowledge, plenty of stories, all good people. Now that I have passed the 3/4 century mark, it is heart warming to see young people are still joining and keeping it going.

Got them washed up and parked in the barn for winter, still need to get the snow blower on one sometime.

...then give it a bath and lube job. That kind of dirt build up can wear away pivot points quickly not to mention plugging cooling fins. Remove the fender pan and clean thoroughly. Inspect & adjust per the manual. Cleanliness goes double for hydros.

DEFINITELY!! The capabilities of a properly equipped Wheelhorse tractor are excellent. We use them for MANY tasks. My S/O regularly uses her 1967 tractors to grade our own yard. Here's a few videos.

Hi @Keith Cochrane, the 1978-79 C-Series and the 1986-87 400 Series with the twin cylinder Kohler engines and some of my favorite.

If you’re old enough, you probably remember Steve Irwin of the Australian Zoo. On November 15, people all over the world celebrate this amazing person and his incredible impact on the world of animals and people. Steve Irwin Day is celebrated internationally to honor the life of the infamous “Crocodile Hunter” who inspired thousands of people around the world to prioritize wildlife conservation and take more interest in and care of animals. His name is associated with environmental activism and wildlife conservation. Steven Robert Irwin was born on February 22, 1960, in a home full of animals to parents who were in love with wildlife. His father was a wildlife expert and herpetologist and his mother was a wildlife rehabilitator who took care of injured or orphaned animals from snakes to kangaroos. In 1970, Steve’s family moved to Queensland, where they opened a reptile park they called Beerwah Reptile and Fauna Park. Over the years, the name changed to Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park. Today, the park is known as the Australia Zoo, the zoo that created Steve Irwin Day in 2007. Steve Irwin might not have had a degree in wildlife, but he certainly had a lifetime of knowledge and experience. Like a real-life Mowgli or Tarzan, Steve grew up surrounded by animals. When he turned six, he was given a 12-foot python. By age nine, he wrestled his first crocodile with supervision from his father. In 1991, he got married to a woman who loved wildlife almost as much as he did, and it was footage from his honeymoon (which was spent trapping crocodiles) that formed the first episode of the TV series that brought him his fame, “The Crocodile Hunter.” The series pushed Steve Irwin into the public eye, and he became a beloved pop culture icon. On September 4, 2006, Steve Irwin was on a diving expedition filming for “Ocean’s Deadliest” when a stingray pierced his heart and killed him. His public memorial service was viewed by over 300 million views worldwide. Steve Irwin was a conservationist whose focus was on conserving endangered animals and ending illegal poaching and land clearing that could lead to the loss of habitat.

If someone peels one off in public there are a few responses to lighten the mood;- Parp........"More tea vicar?" Very polite riposte toa trouser cough Guff......."Come in Brown, you're through" Bit of an ex forces response. Toot......."Hark! Odin approacheth" A nod back to our Viking roots Honk....."Ventus surgit" (The wind is getting up). 43 AD and the Romans come to our shores. Frrrt....."Ah shud check tha' not touchin't cloth theer owd lad". True Yorkshire concern after a window rattler. So there are plenty of amusing assides for when someone whistles in their "Y fronts" or suffers a trouser cough. I guess the boffins at NASA might say..... "Someone has just experienced a Partial Rapid, Unexpected Disassembly! " Mick

Santa just called, he wants to use the tractor at the North Pole, seems like some of the reindeer called out this week.

So nice to have this club/site. Still using my 1996 314-H. In the late 80’s I worked in the Wheelhorse offices/factory in South Bend. Didn’t work for them but for the finance company Borg Warner Acceptance Co. our office was in their facility and we financed / Floorplanned all there dealers. I had all dealers in the NE PA up through Maine. Remember walking the assembly line etc. John Munn was running the company at that time. Knew most everyone in the offices. Solid people! PA had some big dealers. Only after moving to TN in 1989 I purchased my tractor as I knew Toro was going to eliminate the old quality stuff. The last National Lawn and Garden show I attended in Louisville Toro had 4 or 5 of the “real” Wheelhorse units there but they were stuffed in the corner. You could tell they didn’t want them front and center. So, I went to the local TN dealer and ordered one before it was too late. Recall the dealer asking me why I wanted a 314-H just to cut grass. My answer was because I never wanted to buy another tractor. This to date is true! I’m in Ohio and gave the yard one last cut today and put the old girl away until spring. Have only posted once when I joined a number of years ago but wanted to share my story and love for my tractor. She’s a great machine! Thanks for allowing such a long message. Mike

Could that lurching also be caused by a worn hub key way? Take a marker or chalk and draw lines on the hubs and axle faces, go in reverse and stop before going forward again. Look at the lines. Go forward and stop, look at the lines. If the line doesn't stay true the entire time there is an issue with hub(s) That could explain the reverse hesitation and if it popped up in forward after being in reverse.

Yes, the seat and the fender pan in order to give the hydro unit cooling fins a proper cleaning. Compressed air works best. Adjusting the cam plate for the motion control should be in our manuals section. As soon I posted this so did @gwest_ca !

Welcome to the forum. Lots of helpful info above! Summary? - That tractor's frame and engine are plenty strong - 12 hp can surprise you - In most instances you will lose traction before stalling the engine - The three stock hitch positions offer a lot of flexibility but plenty of members have added their own (me included!) - Please post your progress and questions -- with pictures!

I haven't been following here much EB and hesitant to throw any pics up as I got nothing on these boys. 'Sides you guys have seen most of my calendar shots. Now I gotta go back to page one and start liking all over! These quests for calendar pics sure do bring the nice horses out the woodwork... What I noticed was many very nice restored ones still have the ratty but orginal seats!

Really enjoy reading the "origin stories" here. Absolutely one of my favorite threads ever.

My father in law's cousin was rather onery. They were standing in line at a movie house one evening and the cousin ripped a loud one off. He turned to the lady behind him and said "That's OK lady, I'll take the blame for it!" She broke line and left.

After both faces are planed and yoke’s final shape is refined the last structural part is to mortise in the metal reinforcing pieces on the ends of yoke. These are traditional in this style of yoke. They were always steel pieces many times recycled from something else. Since I have more resources than they did back then I am partial to bronze which is what I use being also about 3/16 thick. Their function is to reinforce yoke against cracks at the ends although ironically many times they were the cause of them . They restrict wood movement causing cracks . Much of the wood used on them was still green and moved substantially. Bronze piece is to be shaped to match ends of yoke . I use tape on the end to copy the shape of thickness leaving only about 1/4” to the faces. Tape is removed and transferred to the metal to be cut to match. Metal is then shaped to end profile and inserted flush with end.

No construction crews this week. Cement got moved back to Wednesday, garage door is being installed Monday. I got started on the electrical by myself today. Took good pictures of the sub-panel's insides, then disconnected everything, took it off the wall, and moved it out by the new door and reconnected the incoming power, and got one circuit partially hooked up. I started hooking up for the lights, so that I can actually get things done after work, got as far as getting the switch wired to the panel, and quit for the night because the next step is 14 ft in the air and I'd rather do that in the light.

Go through the manual and note some of the hydro linkage gets lubed and some linkage needs to be dry

That is what my father called it he passed away 27 years ago and that phrase reminded me of Dad.

I'm just across Cowee Mountain in the Franklin area. In my opinion the rear mounted blade is the best for maintaining a smooth gravel drive. A dozer/ snow plow blade will tend to dig into gravel when grading but it sure would come in handy when the snow flies. I have a mid-mount grader and it is good for loose soil or gravel but not so much for anything compacted.

There are 3 kinds of graders you can get for that tractor. 1. Front mount snow/dozer blade Pros Cheapest option typically $100-150 on FB MP Can also move snow Can push bigger piles of stone Cons harder to grade smooth 2. Mid mount blade Pro Smoothest grade Looks cool! Cons most expensive option and kinda rare. $400+ 3. Rear mount brinly type sleeve hitch box blade. Pros Smooth grade Can potentially move snow if needed not a great option though. Can be bought at tractor supply or similar farm store. $350 can be found used for around $200 Cons Could potentially be more expensive then the mid mount if you have to buy a rear sleeve hitch for the tractor. Sleeve hitch about $120 The tractor itself more then capable. For just maintenance I don't see any reason it wouldn't work very well for that, and FUN!!!

This website started with a chance meeting between a "KID" and Mike and when we have youngsters seeking information or guidance on their Wheel Horse we need to give them all the encouragement we can, they are keeping our hobby relevant,

I tell people: I tried bein' a growup adult person for about 2 decades. It sucked! So I reverted back to around 5 or 7 brain years.

Incredibly understated. For me - Redsquare IS Wheelhorse.

I was using my 14-8 for spring cleanup and it wouldn't run without having the choke 1/2 on. A visitor post here resulted in prompt, good advice - from several people. I started following the forum and was impressed how friendly and helpful folks were (and still are), unlike some other forums where flaming arguments are common.

When the wife calls me out, I just tell her "I thought I just heard the 'trumpet of the Lord'." (Can't do it with a straight face though.)

This is the only forum that I support and for good reason, like others have mentioned the people are very friendly and helpful on here. Which is to the credit of the Admins on here, they don't tolerate the couple bad apples that ruin it for everyone, so thank you guys for that! I joined in 2017 when I got my first Wheelhorse 73 12-8, I think I came across Redsquare in a google search. I grew up using a Raider 10 so I was already familiar with them. But have gained so much more knowledge since then, with much more to learn.

Proof that SOME of what women say about us is true... We never grow up. While true, I can't imagine being any other way. If I can't have a little fun in life (just occasionally), then what is the point? I don't stay in touch with my inner child. I AM my inner child!

I've developed and managed several forums (in varying platforms) back during the big online poker boom. I also made a living for a few years designing and selling graphic modifications for online poker sites like PokerStars and FullTilt. That became unsustainable when the US DOJ shut down online poker and the US. Since then, I've developed several websites for friends and associates (but still consider it a hobby). In all of my exposure, I will say with confidence, this is one of the best maintained forums I've experienced - so kudos to the admins! It also has the most respectful members of any public forum I've ever seen. The knowledge base here is incomparable!

55# Craftsman weights on, I’ll have to measure and see if Terry can make a fun decal to cover the Craftsman decal,

Back when I had one I winterized my travel trailer by taking it to Florida for the winter.

Has it really been 19 years? Here’s how I got here (long version): Growing up, my dad traded our old Springfield for a new 1974 C160 Automatic, and it was my job to mow the entire ¾ acre with the 36”RD and Parker sweeper. In 1993, it was my turn to buy a house, and having much more property, the only tractor I could think of getting was a Wheel Horse, and I bought a brand new 416H with a 42” RD Recycler. I used that tractor only to mow the lawn, but in 2006 I decided to buy some attachments, I couldn’t decide between a plow or blower so I hit the web to research. I am not sure how I found it, probably a search, but I found whtractor.15.forumer.com and joined as member #5. There wasn’t much discussion there except for one guy, member #2 @Sparky who he and I began to talk on-line. In those conversations, I decided on a snow plow and found the entire package, a 414-8 with plow, 42”SD deck, wagon, cheap sweeper and JD Dethatcher mounted to the mule drive. The rest as they say is history, I took over the management of the forum shortly there after, then became highly financially involved in 2011 by purchasing software, cloud space, and investing a lot of time and money to move from the failing forumer platform to where we sit today. For those who remember, forumer completely crashed literally 1 day after I got 99.9% of the data moved, the timing was unbelievable we almost lost RedSquare that day. It’s been an amazing 19 years, and so happy I was looking for a plow one day and stumbled here. Our members here are the best and I am grateful for all the support throughout the years, looking forward for the next 19 years! Thank you all for sticking around!

Ok fellow horsemen and da ladies! I recently rounded up a D-200 with a blade at auction. I have been going over it. And think I've got the booby prize.🏆 First ...can't run the numbers as there don't seem to be any. As I recall? Plate was suppose to be below steering column? It's not. It does have a single brake on left side, might indicate an early model 1974? The steering column itself needs support badly! It's wobbly. The oil was overfull and I'm really worried about that. Wrong gas tank. Wrong oil filter. Two screws missing from air cleaner backing plate (hope not mashed by cylinder or caught in valve.) Hood was carved up. It pops off, but doesn't stay running. I have not done compression test yet or checked fuel pump. Plugs were sooty (valves)(missing screw) 🥺 This will be for sale eventually as I just don't have room and was impulse buy.

Batch of parts for the diesel. They look awful but should clean up well. Good grille casting with a good IH emblem and headlights, seat and brackets, fender pan with taillights, and a dash for parts.

Nice work but too much electrical stuff for a garden tractor... 20 WHs no 520s

Well, one of his stunts may become his epitaph.

The boxes remind me of the only Caterpillar dozer I ever got to operate. It was from the 40’s and resembled this one:

Welcome to Red Square. Here is a link to the D&A pages for the 8-speed models. The hydro model will be similar. The "A" is the attachment list. That will give you and idea of what you are looking for but you are not limited to just these. Click on the fuzzy picture in the link.

I always though that guy had something wrong with him. Oh well his day.

Today, I changed the name of the tractor, formerly known as Frankenhorse, to Johnny Cash. It's a '73 16-auto, with a '72 14 Horse Kohler, a '74 (or later) Sundstrand Hydro, and a '71 hydraulic lift. Even though I knew the Sundstrand was newer, I brain farted when looking up the mounting gasket to the transaxle and ordered the gasket for a 1973 (#5955) from @daveoman1966, who even noted that they were for hydrogear only, but it didn't register in my tiny brain. To make it more confusing you can substitute the #102759 for the #5955, but not the other way around. Additionally, there's a seller on eBay listing #5955 gaskets as #102759 - so my first picture reference was misleading I'm only out a few bucks, but having to wait on parts is torture. Anyone needing gasket #5955 let me know.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY RED SQUARE !!! My Dad had 4 Wheel Horses and a small lawn bussiness when I got out of the Navy. He had a 502 (all there but in pieces), a 702, an 857 and a Raider 10 with a good mixture of attachments. I would help my Dad if needed, but as he got older, the bussiness dwindled to nothing. He passed in 2002 and it was up to me to go through everything. When I got to the shed, I considered myself lucky...my Dad never threw out anything, especially if it had RED on it. I needed help. I searched the WEB and found a Kowasaki site. A guy named Jon Bell got in touch with me and pointed me toward Red Square. Even on the old forumer site, all were helpful...finally had manuals, advise and I imersed myself into Dad's horses. The rest is history, this place has kept me alive and well. I feel like I know almost everyone here. I have friends from all over the world, I love this place. Happy Anniversary Red Square and Thank You !!

I got new shims and gasket for the M12 that was leaking oil. Reinstalled the bearing cover and checked the end play, Made some dowels to hold the 4 shims and gasket. Shims were .003 and gasket was .010. Used longer bolts to pull cover in while I tapped on it with a plastic dead blow. Whet smooth until the purple wire decided it wanted in on the action and drooped in between. I removed it probably going to reroute anyway. I did notice once the plate was seated there was no end play, I tapped the crank with the dead blow back and forth a few times and that loosened her up. Total was .008 I checked it before I took it apart and it was .004. I did add the same number of shims.

I had owned a few Wheel Horses prior to buying my GT-14 in 2012. It was my first hydro and I wasn't sure about a few things and Googled Wheel Horse GT-14 which lead me to a few sites. I posted my questions on three or four sites. Got a rater rude response on one of them, nothing at all on one, but on Red Square I received good information from a couple of members and a bunch of welcomes. What a difference. I began reading other posts and offering suggestions on some I felt knowledgeable about and learning from other posts. This has become my only internet GO_TO site and I want to thank all of the people who have continued to make it so great.

I was doing a case study on addiction and this site kept turning up in my search results.